JOB VACANCY - CLINICAL TRAINER - I-TECH, INDIA

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I-TECH INDIA PROJECT

CLINICAL TRAINER

Job Description

Organization Description: The International Training and Education Center on HIV

(I-TECH) is a federally-funded project which supports the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment training initiatives in 25 resource-limited countries acutely impacted by the global AIDS epidemic. I-TECH currently supports 10 international offices and approximately 350 international and domestic staff. In India, I-TECH is registered in the name of AroGyaan as a society, under the Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, and the project is described as I-TECH India Project.

Position Description: I-TECH seeks a Clinical Trainer to work on the I-TECH India Clinical Team in a Fellowship Programme Management and supervisory capacity. The Clinical Trainer will work closely with the Medical Director, Country Director and other clinical and senior management team members. The Clinical Trainer would have major responsibility of managing the HIV Fellowship Programme, as well as supervise the Chief Fellow and the Clinical Training Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

Fellowship Programme:

§ Manage day-to-day operations of Fellowship Programme along with Clinical Training Coordinator.

§ Build relationships with pool of Clinical Resource Faculty

§ Conduct technical assistance sessions of 2 hours in the wards with Fellows thrice weekly and document the log of all the clinical team sessions and share with the Medical Director

§ Coordinate, conduct, and summarize monthly assessments

§ Organize and assess Exposure Visits for fellows in co-ordination with Senior Clinical Trainer.

§ Organize short site visits for fellows twice a month.

§ Co-ordinate –clinical symposium once in 2 months

§ Organize and conduct alumni meet/refresher update once a year

§ Oversee and use ongoing Fellowship evaluation feedback

§ Conduct minimum 2 trainings/month with Fellowship Programme

§ Oversee recruitment activities

§ Assist Clinical Specialist in revision and completion of Fellowship Programme Curriculum -develop 2-3 sessions every month

§ Mobilize appropriate existing resources for Fellowship Programme

§ Send 3 monthly ITECH listserv updates

§ Act as Site co-ordinator for Distance Learning seminar series

§ Act as Site co-ordinator for University of Washington short courses

§ Act as Advisor when required.

§ Convene and conduct weekly fellowship team meetings involving the advisors, administration team and management.

§ Organize and Co-ordinate Triannual clinical assessment

§ Co-ordinate program evaluation through external evaluator

Other Activities:

§ Training:

o Serve as a trainer with training programmes, including NACO trainings, if required.

§ Clinical Mentoring:

o Participate in other on-site mentoring activities

§ Supervision:

o Supervise the Chief Fellow, review and document his/her performance.

o Supervise Clinical Training Co-ordinator and review his/her performance

Others:

§ Submit monthly activities report to Medical Director. Document programme activities following M & E protocols.

§ Attend meetings on behalf of I-TECH, representing Fellowship Programme and clinical care activities.

§ Take turns to handle the Clinical Consultation Warmline once in a week

§ Participate in curriculum development activities of I-TECH/AroGyaan

§ Involve in onsite demonstration and dissemination of OI videos.

Required Qualifications:

· MBBS with post-graduate or diploma in the following specializations: Pediatrics, Public Health, O & G or Intenal Medicine.

· Atleast two years post-qualification teaching/training experience.

· Strong grasp of HIV and related clinical issues, infection control and knowledge of current medical literature.

· Understanding of HIV care and treatment context and guidelines in India.

· Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

· Clear written and verbal communication skills.

· Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills and ability to work effectively in a team.

· Experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation.

· Curriculum development skills, with an emphasis on interactive, participatory learning methodologies.

· Fluent written and oral English language required, with working knowledge of South Indian language (Tamil, Telugu) preferred.

Interested candidates are requested to send their resume along with cover letter to infoitechindia@... addressed to Ms.Jasmine B Rajan, Senior Office Manager, on or before the 30th September 2008.

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